Men can have four wives in Islam ONLY if they fulfill certain rules and regulations. If things are looked at from the biological point of view, it is the male which has the greater desire to mate as many females as he can. It is just a natural phenomenon and is evident even in animals let alone humans. As such if a religion has placed rules to regulate this desire allowing for a male to fulfill his great desire in a organized way, it is simply putting in a system to prevent total anarchy in the human life cycle and separate humans from animals. Having four wives is simply better than what takes place in the west where a man could have a relationship with a woman and then forget her just after he has finished with his job. Who has fathered the child always remains a big question in the west and as such is never asked while filling in forms. It is the name of the mother that is asked, as that can be just only one person.
Men can have four wives in Islam ONLY if they fulfill certain rules and regulations. If things are looked at from the biological point of view, it is the male which has the greater desire to mate as many females as he can. It is just a natural phenomenon and is evident even in animals let alone humans. As such if a religion has placed rules to regulate this desire allowing for a male to fulfill his great desire in a organized way, it is simply putting in a system to prevent total anarchy in the human life cycle and separate humans from animals. Having four wives is simply better than what takes place in the west where a man could have a relationship with a woman and then forget her just after he has finished with his job. Who has fathered the child always remains a big question in the west and as such is never asked while filling in forms. It is the name of the mother that is asked, as that can be just only one person.